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'''Shades Cahaba Elementary School''', located at 3001 [[Independence Drive]], is one of three elementary schools in [[Homewood City Schools]] serving grades kindergarten through fifth. It was built as '''Shades Cahaba High School''' in [[1920]] and became an elementary school in [[1950]]. It primarily serves households in the eastern portion of [[Homewood]], including the neighborhoods of [[Hollywood]] and [[Rosedale]]. The school mascot is an owl and the school colors are dark green and white. | '''Shades Cahaba Elementary School''', located at 3001 [[Independence Drive]], is one of three elementary schools in [[Homewood City Schools]] serving grades kindergarten through fifth. It was built as '''Shades Cahaba High School''' in [[1920]] and became an elementary school in [[1950]]. It primarily serves households in the eastern portion of [[Homewood]], including the neighborhoods of [[Hollywood]] and [[Rosedale]]. The school mascot is an owl and the school colors are dark green and white. Enrollment in 2005 was approximately 500 students. The principal is [[Sue Grogan]]. | ||
== History == | |||
Around [[1916]], [[Will Franke]] and [[William Acton]] led a successful campaign convincing the [[Jefferson County Board of Education]] that a high school was needed south of [[Birmingham]]. With the board's permission, the [[Shades Valley School District]] was formed and the residents passed a three-mill tax in 1916 to build a new high school. County school officials selected ten acres costing $3,000 at the intersection of [[Montgomery Highway]] and the juncture of [[Oxmoor Road|Oxmoor]] and [[Montevallo Road|Old Montevallo]] Roads as the site for the school. Construction of the three-wing, brick building began in [[1919]] and cost $52,000. | |||
School officials sponsored a naming contest for the school. Although the submitter's name has been lost, the winning entry was Shades Cahaba High School. The school, [[Jefferson County]]'s first consolidated high school, opened to 156 students on [[September 19]], [[1920]] with four grades and five teachers. As the new high school opened, elementary school students from nearby [[Union Hill Methodist Episcopal School]] moved into a wooden, two-room building on the high school's property, just east of it. By the late 1920s, both schools were called Shades Cahaba. | |||
The school's first principal, [[James M. Ward]], oversaw the school's growth for its first 23 years. He was assisted by the [[Shades Cahaba School Improvement Association]], which formed in October 1920 and later became the school's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Electricity was not run to the school until its second year. In [[1922]], an unfinished, unpainted, wood-frame building was built behind the school to serve as both lunchroom and wood shop. The first class graduated in [[1923]]. The first addition, to help relieve overcrowding, was made in the summer of [[1926]] and a second, including a new lunchroom, was made in the summer of [[1927]]. The additions also allowed the 3rd through 6th grade students to be moved to the main building. In [[1928]], the two schools were placed under the same administration. By [[1932]], the school had expanded to 22 teachers, plus an associate principal. | |||
There is a pedestrian tunnel underneath Independence Drive ([[U.S. Highway 31]]), built in the early 1950s, which allows pedestrians access to the school from the west without having to cross multiple lanes of traffic. | |||
The school has undergone several renovations and additions since it was first built. A renovation in the late 1980's or early 1990's moved the main entrance from the side facing [[Hollywood Boulevard]] to what had been a back corner, facing southwest to Independence Drive at about a 45 degree angle. | The school has undergone several renovations and additions since it was first built. A renovation in the late 1980's or early 1990's moved the main entrance from the side facing [[Hollywood Boulevard]] to what had been a back corner, facing southwest to Independence Drive at about a 45 degree angle. | ||
== Principals == | |||
===Shades Cahaba High School=== | |||
* [[James M. Ward]], [[1920]]–[[1943]] | |||
===Shades Cahaba Elementary School=== | |||
* [[Louis LeVaughn]], [[1970]]–[[1981]] | |||
* [[Mike Miller]], [[1981]]–? | |||
* [[Sue Grogan]], ?–present | |||
==Accomplishments== | ==Accomplishments== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.homewood.k12.al.us/ | *[http://www.homewood.k12.al.us/sces/ Shades Cahaba Elementary School] | ||
[[Category:1920 buildings]] | [[Category:1920 buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 21 April 2009
Shades Cahaba Elementary School, located at 3001 Independence Drive, is one of three elementary schools in Homewood City Schools serving grades kindergarten through fifth. It was built as Shades Cahaba High School in 1920 and became an elementary school in 1950. It primarily serves households in the eastern portion of Homewood, including the neighborhoods of Hollywood and Rosedale. The school mascot is an owl and the school colors are dark green and white. Enrollment in 2005 was approximately 500 students. The principal is Sue Grogan.
History
Around 1916, Will Franke and William Acton led a successful campaign convincing the Jefferson County Board of Education that a high school was needed south of Birmingham. With the board's permission, the Shades Valley School District was formed and the residents passed a three-mill tax in 1916 to build a new high school. County school officials selected ten acres costing $3,000 at the intersection of Montgomery Highway and the juncture of Oxmoor and Old Montevallo Roads as the site for the school. Construction of the three-wing, brick building began in 1919 and cost $52,000.
School officials sponsored a naming contest for the school. Although the submitter's name has been lost, the winning entry was Shades Cahaba High School. The school, Jefferson County's first consolidated high school, opened to 156 students on September 19, 1920 with four grades and five teachers. As the new high school opened, elementary school students from nearby Union Hill Methodist Episcopal School moved into a wooden, two-room building on the high school's property, just east of it. By the late 1920s, both schools were called Shades Cahaba.
The school's first principal, James M. Ward, oversaw the school's growth for its first 23 years. He was assisted by the Shades Cahaba School Improvement Association, which formed in October 1920 and later became the school's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Electricity was not run to the school until its second year. In 1922, an unfinished, unpainted, wood-frame building was built behind the school to serve as both lunchroom and wood shop. The first class graduated in 1923. The first addition, to help relieve overcrowding, was made in the summer of 1926 and a second, including a new lunchroom, was made in the summer of 1927. The additions also allowed the 3rd through 6th grade students to be moved to the main building. In 1928, the two schools were placed under the same administration. By 1932, the school had expanded to 22 teachers, plus an associate principal.
There is a pedestrian tunnel underneath Independence Drive (U.S. Highway 31), built in the early 1950s, which allows pedestrians access to the school from the west without having to cross multiple lanes of traffic.
The school has undergone several renovations and additions since it was first built. A renovation in the late 1980's or early 1990's moved the main entrance from the side facing Hollywood Boulevard to what had been a back corner, facing southwest to Independence Drive at about a 45 degree angle.
Principals
Shades Cahaba High School
Shades Cahaba Elementary School
- Louis LeVaughn, 1970–1981
- Mike Miller, 1981–?
- Sue Grogan, ?–present
Accomplishments
- United States Department of Education "Blue Ribbon School"; 1993-94.
References
- Summe, Sheryl Spradling. (2001). Homewood: The Life of a City. Homewood, AL: Friends of the Homewood Public Library.